Genesis 4:9:3Gen.4.9.W3PAT
אֶל־קַ֔יִן
elkayin
“to Cain”
- Transliteration
- el-KA-yin
- Extended
- ehl-KAH-yin
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ˈqa.jin/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Cain
- French
- à Caïn
- Spanish
- a Caín
- Portuguese
- a Caim
- German
- zu Kain
- Russian
- Каину
- Arabic-Simplified
- إِلَى قَايِين
- Hindi
- कैन से
- Chinese-Simplified
- 对该隐
- Korean
- 가인에게
- Indonesian
- kepada Kain
- Bengali
- কাইনের কাছে
- Tagalog
- kay Cain
- Swahili
- kwa Kaini
- Amharic
- ወደ ቃየን
- Yoruba
- sí Kaini
- Igbo
- nye Kein
- Twi
- kɔ Kain nkyɛn
- Ewe
- na Kain
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
el-KA-yin
- clause
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-KA-yin EI HE-vel a-KHI-kha
- sentence
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-KA-yin EI HE-vel a-KHI-kha va-YO-mer LO ya-DA-ti ha-sho-MER a-KHI a-no-KHI
In context — Genesis 4:9
LORD said to Cain where your brother Abel He said not I know I my brother keeper of
About this coordinate
Genesis 4:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 4:9, so the Hebrew word אֶל־קַ֔יִן (elkayin) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Gen.4.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.4.9.W3.S1) and character.